Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The speaker is Israel addressing God immediately after reciting a tithing confession in Deuteronomy 26:14 and before receiving the command to keep the statutes in Deuteronomy 26:16.

The words — The Hebrew imperative הַשְׁקִיפָה (hashqiphâ) means “look down,” paired with מִמְּעוֹן קָדְשֶׁךָ (mimməʿôn qādəšəḵā), “from Your holy habitation,” and the command וּבָרֵךְ (ūḇārēḵ), “and bless.”

The thread — This appeal for divine attention from heaven appears in Isaiah 63:15 and corresponds to Zechariah 2:13, where God is described as rousing Himself from His holy dwelling rather than looking down.

Why it lands — The text records Israel petitioning God to bless the people and the land He swore to give their fathers, directly linking the request to the preceding confession of obedience.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Cross-references

Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Zechariah 2:13 Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
1 Kings 8:43 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
Jeremiah 31:23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
Acts 7:49 ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
Deuteronomy 26:7 So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
Psalms 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
Psalms 51:18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.